Mallorca

Our training week in Mallorca was a great success: lots of sun, miles (400+), elevation, good food and great people! More pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mcr-in-mallorca/

heavy week

Today was the 6th day on a row which included some bike training, and with 130km of mixed terrain (towards Rivington), not the easiest. I'm now ready for a good rest day.

Snake Pass and Mam Tor

With the sun shining on a landscape covered in snow, today was a great day for a bike ride. Our 100km trip took us over Snake Pass (5km at 7% average) and along the abandoned road up to Mam Tor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mam_Tor). The two weeks at altitude appear to have improved my LT power (though I didn't do any specific training on that yet), but my endurance has suffered from not being on the bike for a month: I'm on the couch now, almost in a coma.